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Vibrant culture
Macufe
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05 Oct 07 Oct 2018
05 Oct '18 07 Oct '18
Vibrant culture
Macufe
Macufe is a cultural-based festival that showcases a wide range of African arts and culture to the world. It is held in Bloemfontein every year. Macufe, the ten-day Mangaung African Cultural Festival, showcases the cream of African and international talent. It features jazz, gospel, kwaito, hip-hop, R&B, rock and classical music, as well as dance, drama, cabaret, musical theatre, poetry, fine art and traditional arts and crafts.
First held in 1997 before an audience of 30 000, Macufe now attracts over 140 000 people from South Africa, Africa and the world. The festival is presented in late September and early October by the Performing Arts Centre of the Free State.
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05 Oct 07 Oct 2018
Breathtaking scenery
Ficksburg Cherry Festival
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15 Nov 17 Nov 2018
15 Nov '18 17 Nov '18
Breathtaking scenery
The first Cherry Festival was held in 1968 and is the longest-running festival in South Africa. You can indulge on fresh, succulent cherries – harvested from October to December. The festival stretches over three days and attracts up to 30 000 people. The festival offers quality family shows and activities such as the herding of sheep, horse rides, camel rides, helicopter flips, steam train rides at Sandstone Estate, and tours through the town to see the beautiful sandstone buildings and architecture.
Ficksburg is situated on the scenic landscape of the eastern Free State, nestled between the foot of the Imperani Mountain and the banks of the Caledon River. It is known as the cherry capital of the world, and to celebrate this fact, the town hosts the annual cherry festival. It is the largest cherry-producing area in South Africa, and the first successful cherry trees were planted in this area in 1905.
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15 Nov 17 Nov 2018
Vibrant culture
African ancestors
Vibrant culture
African ancestors
African ancestors continue to give Africans a shared and personal sense of self-affirmation, identity and unfettered belonging.
Vibrant culture
Zulu cuisine: the dishes and traditions
Vibrant culture
Zulu cuisine: the dishes and traditions
Zulu cuisine is still very much influenced by tradition and its celebration of history and a commitment to culture.
Active adventure
Great small-town foodie stops
Active adventure
Great small-town foodie stops
It’s often worth it leaving behind the big lights and taking a road tip to explore small-town cuisine, or even making a trip of it and spending a night or two and exploring what else is on offer.
Vibrant culture
The culture of Basotho: history, people, clothing and food
Vibrant culture
The culture of Basotho: history, people, clothing and food
As a nation that boasts about its rich culture, the Basotho can trace their origins to the pre-historic age.
Vibrant culture
Culture and expression of identity: The Ndebele of South Africa
Vibrant culture
Culture and expression of identity: The Ndebele of South Africa
The Ndebele of South Africa constitute one group of people whose identity has survived precarious conditions and existential crisis under the weight of changing power dynamics of internal and external factors from pre-colonial to present times.
Vibrant culture
A history of mining in South Africa
Vibrant culture
A history of mining in South Africa
Mining in South Africa has been a contentious issue since 15-year-old Erasmus Stephanus Jacobs discovered South Africa’s first diamond, the Eureka, in Hopetown in 1867.
Vibrant culture
History of women in South Africa
Vibrant culture
History of women in South Africa
Before the idea of a rainbow nation was even conceived, women across races came together in various organisations to further strengthen the fight against Apartheid.
Vibrant culture
A history of South African democracy
Vibrant culture
A history of South African democracy
South Africa is made up of people who have been in the country since the beginning of time, as well as others who arrived either as slaves, escapees of persecution in their homelands, or seekers of instant riches.
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